Wesley

I finished reading another book last month. This one is called Wesley the Owl  by Stacey O'Brien. Its the story of a young woman who raises an owl in her home. I had heard this book was well worth the read from several folks so I gave it go.

This lady intentionally imprinted a barn owl on herself. As the owlet grew to be an adult, it showed that he considered her to be his mate - even tried feeding her mice on a regular basis.  (I can't even imagine what I would do if one of the kestrels put a dead mouse in my mouth...GROSS!). For nearly 2 decades she cared for this owl in her home and recorded its behaviors. What she recorded was shared with an owl research laboratory - much of which were behaviors never before observed.

Of course, like all animal books of this nature, this one has a sad ending. For me, the most interesting aspect of this book was how much things have changed over the years in terms of animal care, understanding and regulations. Today, regulations prohibit anyone from doing something similar and with good reason.While I do usually think that owls are overrated (I am a falcon girl you could say) this book was a nice quick read that kept me interested. I even passed this book on already to one of the interns.